Jaafr Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Jaafr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Jaafr Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Jaafr (17) may also be a first name.

Jaafr Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jaafr Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jaafr (Hindi: जाफर) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jaafr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Jaafr reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Jaafr is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,103,887. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 82 percent reside, Kaduna, where 9 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Jaaafr911/
Ja'afr911/
Jafr89616/
Jaayfer83205/
Jaaifer831/
Jaffr8056/
Djafr802/
Jafrh801/
Jahfr801/
Jaefr801/
Jaifer7324/
Jeafer7316/
Jaffrr731/
Jaffrd731/
Jayfer731/
Djaifer67169/
Safr67123/
Zafr67115/
Hafr6720/
Jaiffer673/
Eafr671/
Yafr671/
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Jaafr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jaafr in the Hindi language
जाफरjaphara-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jaafr
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